Major Cities in Peru

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As in any country, classifying the major cities in Peru generally follows the city's population. On the other hand, this might cause some confusion because some cities, although reported separately, are very close to each.

So in the "major metropolitan areas," we take into account the importance of a city to the population of the region of the country it serves.

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20 Major Peruvian cities in Peru by population

15 major metropolitan areas by population

Major cities alphabetically

Major Cities in Peru by Population

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	City	Population
1	Lima	7,870,000
2	Arequipa	904, 000
3	Trujillo	820,000
4	Chiclayo	634,000
5	Huancayo	430,659
6	Iquitos	426,000
7	Piura	400,000
8	Chimbote	400,000
9	Pucallpa	339,493
10	Cusco (Cuzco)	319,422
11	Tacna	284,000
12	Ica	261,000
13	Puno	221,000
14	Juliaca	198,553
15	Chincha Alta	177,000
16	Huanuco	170,558
17	Sullana	162,500
18	Ayacucho	144,230
19	Cajamarca	135,000
20	Tarapoto	123,000

Note, however, that the relative population of the metropolitan areas (that is, the areas where major Peruvian cities that are clumped close together) would bring up a slightly different list.

Below, these listed metropolitan areas have perhaps more importance than the individual Peruvian cities listed by themselves.

Peru Cities - Metropolitan Areas by Population

Rank / Metropolitan Area	Region	Metropolitan Population
1. Lima-Callao	Lima Province	9,241,961
2. Arequipa Area	Arequipa	1,076,000
3. Chiclayo-Lambayeque	Lambayeque	1,000,804
4. Trujillo-Salaverry-Huanchaco -Otuzco	La Libertad	917,470
5. Huancayo-Jauja	Junín	665,000
6. Piura-Castilla	Piura	649,142
7. Iquitos Area	Loreto	640,222
8. Cusco Area	Cusco	545,630
9. Chimbote-Nuevo Chimbote	Ancash	506,397
10. Juliaca-Puno	Puno	460,000
11. Pucallpa-Yarinacocha	Ucayali	416,342
12. Tacna Area	Tacna	407,412
13. Ica Area	Ica	333,255
14. Sullana Area	Piura	266,908
15. Huanuco Area	Huanuco	254,133